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As a medical student, some of us prefer to read through the books to check on some information or getting our preparation before classes. What if you are having classes in hospitals and you need to walk around to check on patients or maybe, you are following a doctor’s round and you need references in a swift time? Medical apps could be useful in these kinds of situations. Here are the top 5 medical apps used by medical students.
Medscape
The app offers a clinical reference database of more than 8,000 drugs, 4,000 diseases and conditions, thousands of clinical images and procedure videos, drug interaction checker tools and medical calculators. You can even save the sheets in your private folder.
Skyscape
The free Skyscape app comes loaded with a valuable package of medical resources, including drug information, medical calculators and clinical information on over 850 topics. There are robust features which include SmartLink™, Skyscape’s proprietary cross-reference functionality; medical calculators; algorithms; interactive images; flowcharts.
VisualDx
Covering more than 1,300 pediatric and adult conditions represented by over 28,000 images, VisualDx combines expert medical knowledge, standardized terminology, intelligent search, and the best medical images to deliver concise and accurate answers. You can visually confirm a diagnosis by comparing medical images to your patient’s presentation, build a custom differential based on your patient’s signs, symptoms, and other key findings, provide on-the-spot patient education with real medical images.
Lieberman’s iRadiology Classics Collection
It is a compendium of over 500 unique images demonstrating the classic radiological findings of a multitude of abnormalities.
Heart Sounds and Murmurs
The app provides easy way to access and listen to wide range of abnormal heart sounds and murmurs for different heart conditions.
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D’Dyanna Lajamin is a 4th year Sabahan medical student currently studying in Kursk State Medical University, Russia. Know more about her under the Young Columnist tab.